Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmers Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmers Road (E2 0SF) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmers Road (E2 0SF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 225 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Palmers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Ford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Ford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Ford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street —
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street —
Sep 2025Public order B119 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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